Difference between revisions of "Video Soft"
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| − | + | '''Video Soft''' was a company in Santa Clara, California, United States, founded and headed by Jerry Lawson [http://books.google.com/books?id=N6pacvfrf0wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA42#v=onepage&q&f=false], who was previously the chief engineer behind the Fairchild Channel F system. It made games for Parker Brothers, Mattel, CBS, and Amiga. [http://www.vintage.org/2006/main/bio.php?id=1586] | |
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]) | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]) | ||
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| − | *'' | + | *''3D Genesis'' (unreleased) (Amiga) |
| − | *'' | + | *''3D Ghost Attack'' (unreleased) (Amiga) |
| + | *''3D Havoc'' (unreleased) (Amiga) | ||
| + | *''Atom Smasher'' (unreleased) (Amiga) | ||
*''Color Bar Generator'' (US Publisher: Videosoft) | *''Color Bar Generator'' (US Publisher: Videosoft) | ||
*''Depth Charge'' (unreleased) (Amiga) | *''Depth Charge'' (unreleased) (Amiga) | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://207.234.147.108/DP/cmf/listing.cmf?developer=VideoSoft Digital Press game listings for Video Soft] |
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*[http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/545 2009 interview with Jerry Lawson (Vintage Computing and Gaming)] | *[http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/545 2009 interview with Jerry Lawson (Vintage Computing and Gaming)] | ||
| − | *[http://unix.sjcc.edu/Resume.htm Former | + | *[http://unix.sjcc.edu/Resume.htm Former Video Soft programmer Dan McElroy's resume] |
| + | *[http://home.comcast.net/~scottith/videosoft/videosoft.html Previously unreleased Video Soft games for sale] | ||
| + | *''Black Enterprise'' articles featuring Lawson and Video Soft [http://books.google.com/books?id=N6pacvfrf0wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA40#v=onepage&q&f=false] [http://books.google.com/books?id=kV8EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA109#v=onepage&q&f=false] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 16 December 2010
Video Soft was a company in Santa Clara, California, United States, founded and headed by Jerry Lawson [1], who was previously the chief engineer behind the Fairchild Channel F system. It made games for Parker Brothers, Mattel, CBS, and Amiga. [2]
Research Methods: Online resources (see Links)
2600
- 3D Genesis (unreleased) (Amiga)
- 3D Ghost Attack (unreleased) (Amiga)
- 3D Havoc (unreleased) (Amiga)
- Atom Smasher (unreleased) (Amiga)
- Color Bar Generator (US Publisher: Videosoft)
- Depth Charge (unreleased) (Amiga)
- In Search of the Golden Skull (unreleased) (Mattel) [3]
- Mogul Maniac (US Publisher: Amiga)
- Off Your Rocker (unreleased) (Amiga)
- S.A.C. Alert (unreleased) (Amiga)
- Scavenger Hunt (unreleased) (Amiga)
- Strafe (unreleased) (Amiga)
- Surf's Up (unreleased) (Amiga)
Links
- Digital Press game listings for Video Soft
- 2009 interview with Jerry Lawson (Vintage Computing and Gaming)
- Former Video Soft programmer Dan McElroy's resume
- Previously unreleased Video Soft games for sale
- Black Enterprise articles featuring Lawson and Video Soft [4] [5]
